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[bulletbob]

Understood.. personally the only problem I would have would be access.. If it were open and free, no problem.. If the forbid it or restrict it in any way, big problem... Fishermen in Block Island pull up right against those stantions and start fishing, no worries.. I doubt NJ guys have much to fear anyway. It doesn't seem to have much support... bob

[hammer4reel]

Originally Posted by bulletbob

Understood.. personally the only problem I would have would be access.. If it were open and free, no problem.. If the forbid it or restrict it in any way, big problem... Fishermen in Block Island pull up right against those stantions and start fishing, no worries.. I doubt NJ guys have much to fear anyway. It doesn't seem to have much support... bob

There was ALOT of area to be encompassed by turbines here .

[Chrisper4694]

Remember.... adding obvious structure like this doesnt magically make more fish appear. It draws from the biomass already nearby. Also the very obvious and easy to target structure now puts extra strain on the fishery due to the ease of targeting them.... and this is all a big HUGE IF they even allow vessels near them.... which, knowing our government, they will NOT.

We discuss all this in the episode as well.

[Jigman13]

The turbines off block island power next to nothing. Ask a block island local like I did while I was there 3 years ago. They still burn mostly fossil fuels for energy. The turbines generate next to nothing, and that's when they're actually working.

Do they draw fish? Yes. An artificial reef would've done the same without the eye sore of those ridiculous turbines.

This is the 2nd time it's been halted. I hope it stays that way.

[Chrisper4694]

Originally Posted by Jigman13

The turbines off block island power next to nothing. Ask a block island local like I did while I was there 3 years ago. They still burn mostly fossil fuels for energy. The turbines generate next to nothing, and that's when they're actually working.

Do they draw fish? Yes. An artificial reef would've done the same without the eye sore of those ridiculous turbines.

This is the 2nd time it's been halted. I hope it stays that way.

Yeah, these hings just arent efficient enough for the power grids they supply here... its fact. People just like to pretend being pro wind makes them a good person i think idk. It defies logic.

[hammer4reel]

Originally Posted by Jigman13

The turbines off block island power next to nothing. Ask a block island local like I did while I was there 3 years ago. They still burn mostly fossil fuels for energy. The turbines generate next to nothing, and that's when they're actually working.

Do they draw fish? Yes. An artificial reef would've done the same without the eye sore of those ridiculous turbines.

This is the 2nd time it's been halted. I hope it stays that way.

They really were not meant to .
It was a pilot project . They are done on a super small scale to work out the bugs before a large project is done .

They didn’t meet the requirements of five years to even be considered worthy of information besides it DIDNT work .
They are all offline , and like you said now a ridiculous eyesore .

[Jigman13]

Correct, sir. Now they'll slowly fall apart and become a navigational hazard lol.

Originally Posted by hammer4reel

They really were not meant to .
It was a pilot project . They are done on a super small scale to work out the bugs before a large project is done .

They didn’t meet the requirements of five years to even be considered worthy of information besides it DIDNT work .
They are all offline , and like you said now a ridiculous eyesore .

[hammer4reel]

Originally Posted by Jigman13

Correct, sir. Now they'll slowly fall apart and become a navigational hazard lol.

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